Whetstone High School is a

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located at 4405 Scenic Drive in

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. It is a part of Columbus City Schools and the neighborhood of Clintonville. Whetstone's mascot is the

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. The school opened in 1961 to accommodate the overflow from

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. The expanding student base brought on by growth in north Columbus created the need for an additional school.

Curriculum

Grades for all subjects taken at Whetstone HS are included in the computation of a student’s Grade Point Average (GPA). Middle School courses which were taken for high school credit are also included. Only Advanced Placement and Post-Secondary courses are weighted. If a subject is repeated, only the higher grade is used. For G.P.A. purposes, A=4: B=3: C=2: D=1: F=0 points. For weighted courses, A=5: B=4: C=3: D=1: F=0. On average, approximately 65% of Whetstone HS graduates enter either a four-year college/university, a two-year institution, or a technical program. Approximately 50% of graduates acquire the CCS Certificate of College Preparation and 30% receive the Certificate of Specialization. In 2010, Whetstone received a bronze medal from U.S. News & World Report magazine as one of the nation's top high schools.

Extracurricular Activities

Arts and Music: Art Club,

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- Mixed,

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- Beginning & Advanced, Drama Club, Handbells,

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, Marching band,

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, Theater - Fall Play, Theater - Spring Play or Musical, Vocal Ensemble, Yearbook. Athletics: Baseball - boys, Basketball - girls & boys, Bowling Club - coed, Cross country running- girls & boys,

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- boys, Golf - coed,

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- girls & boys, Softball - girls,

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- girls & boys, Tennis - girls & boys, Track & Field - girls & boys, Volleyball - girls & boys, Wrestling - coed. Other Clubs & Activities: Cheerleading, Chess Team, Creative Writing, Drill Team, Environmental Club, Gay Straight Alliance, National History Day, International Club, In-The-Know (Quiz Bowl) (Academic Challenge), Love is Louder, Mock Trial,

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, Newspaper - "The Braves Messenger" (formerly "Mocassin Tracks"), Poetry Slam, FIRST Robotics Competition, Senior Council, Student Council, Young Volunteers.

Marching Band

The stylings of the Whetstone High School Marching Band can be traced back to The Ohio State University Marching Band through uniform and showmanship. The WHSMB uniform is based on the OSUMB's uniform, which is heavily influenced by the 1920s U.S Army ROTC uniform. Whetstone's ramp entrance is based on the OSUMB's traditional entrance into Ohio Stadium. The WHSMB drum major also styles themselves off of the drum majors of OSU with the signature, "Back Bend" and jabs down the field. At each homecoming game, the WHSMB performs its signature "Script WHS", which is derived from "

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" and is performed to the final section of

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's National Emblem march. The school has two fight songs: "Navy Blue and White" and "Polar Pep", the latter of which was originally the fight song for the now closed North High School.

Notable alumni

* Andrew Ginther, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio *

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, former Ohio Secretary of State * Tom Carper (class of 1964), a United States senator from Delaware *

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(class of 1969), actor *

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(Velzy) (class of 1971), artist *Cheryl Johnson (class of 1964), judge of the

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, Texas since 1999 * John V. Richardson, Jr. (class of 1967), UCLA professor, dean in the UCLA Graduate Division (2002–2007), and editor of The Library Quarterly from 1995 to 2003 * Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (class of 2006), football player on the

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* Asia Taylor, WNBA player with the Washington Mystics

References

https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=390438000738

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